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Ducks vs. Kings to go 'Under' 5.0 in Game 3

Ross Benjamin has gone 5-0 the last 3-days, and
11-2 with his last 13 Stanley Cup Playoff selections right here at SBR. He has
a free pick tonight versus the NHL money line betting odds in the contest
between the Ducks and Kings.

California
on Ice SeriesThe
Kings will host the Ducks on Wednesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles,
California with the opening face-off slated for 10:05 PM ET. This will be Game
3 of the Western Conference Semifinals in which they Kings hold a 2-0 lead.
According to NHL betting odds Los
Angeles is a -140 money line home favorite and the posted total is 5.0. The
road team has won the last 5 meetings between these clubs. The teams have seen
just 1 of their last 8 head-to-head clashes go over the total.

[gameodds]7/284948/?r3=43-19-349/dec&r-1=43-19-349/us[/gameodds]

Are the
Kings a Team of Destiny?It
would be hard to argue that any of the remaining 8-teams that still have a
chance of winning the Stanley Cup, are any more confident than the Los Angeles
Kings right now. After falling behind 3-0 in their opening round series versus
San Jose, the Kings have now won 6-games in a row, including 4 straight on the
road. They were just the 4th team in the rich history of the Stanley
Cup Playoffs to overcome a 3-0 series deficit and advance. You can’t help but
think their destined at this point, especially when considering their recent
postseason resume. Keep in mind this is a Kings team which has advanced to the
Western Conference Finals in each of the previous two postseasons. They’ve also
gone a stellar 52-25 on home ice over the last 2 campaigns, and are 16-5 the
last 3 postseasons at the Staples Center. Tonight will be the Kings 47th
playoff game since 2012, and they’ve gone an outstanding 31-15 during that
time.

Quick is
BackAfter
getting off to a horrible start to this postseason, Jonathan Quick has been
absolutely marvelous over his last 5 starts. He’s allowed just 5-goals during
that time span, and has posted a remarkable .970 save percentage. The Kings
allowed the fewest goals in the NHL during the regular season, and Quick was an
integral part in achieving that accomplishment. When he’s on top of his game,
the Kings are an extremely difficult team to beat, regardless of the opponent.

Ducks Dynasty
in JeopardyThe
Anaheim Ducks are backed up against the wall facing a 2-0 deficit in the
series, and having to play the next 2-games on the road. Anaheim entered the
playoffs as the #1 seed in the Western Conference, and also scored the most
goals in the NHL during this past regular season. If they’re going to get back
into this series, they must figure out a way how to start generating increased
goal production. It hasn’t been for a lack of effort in the first 2-games of
the series, considering the fact they had a combined 72 shots on goal, yet were
able to score just 3-goals. The Ducks dropped Game 2 by a score of 3-1, and
they’ve gone over the total in 10 of 12 this season following a game in which
they scored 1-goal or less. They can take a bit of solace heading into tonight,
knowing they’ve gone a very respectable 26-18 on the road this season.

NHL
Betting SystemAny
team playing in the 2nd half of the season who has a money line
winning percentage of .510 to .600, and is coming off road wins in each of
their previous 3-games, has seen 56 of those 82-games (68.3%) go under the
total during the last 18 seasons.